--- title: "Microsoft-Yotta partner to bring Azure AI to Shakti Cloud for IndiaAI" description: "Microsoft and Yotta Data Services have partnered to offer Azure AI services on Yotta's Shakti Cloud, aiming to enhance AI innovation in India. This collaboration will engage various stakeholders, incl" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/242223728.md" published_at: "2025-05-28T13:15:36.000Z" --- # Microsoft-Yotta partner to bring Azure AI to Shakti Cloud for IndiaAI > Microsoft and Yotta Data Services have partnered to offer Azure AI services on Yotta's Shakti Cloud, aiming to enhance AI innovation in India. This collaboration will engage various stakeholders, including government agencies and enterprises, to support the IndiaAI Mission, which has a budget of Rs 10,372 crore. The initiative focuses on improving compute capacity and developing AI datasets. The partnership is expected to provide Indian enterprises with advanced AI capabilities, contributing to the country's digital transformation and self-reliance in AI. Microsoft and Yotta Data Services have joined hands to offer the former’s Azure AI services on Shakti Cloud, the latter’s cloud platform, the two companies said in a press note. The partnership will help Microsoft and Yotta engage with IndiaAI Mission participants, government agencies, IITs, start-ups, enterprises, and software development companies to leapfrog AI innovation, they said. “Our partnership with Yotta to power Shakti Cloud will help unlock AI innovation at scale. India is already among the top global markets in AI adoption and return on investment. Together with Yotta, we will continue to help India become an AI-first nation, securely and responsibly,” said Puneet Chandok, president, Microsoft India and South Asia. The central government has announced a Rs 10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission with seven key pillars, including enhancing India’s compute capacity, building an IndiaAI innovation centre, creating and managing an AI datasets platform, and launching an application development initiative, among others. Against the targeted procurement of 10,000 graphics processing units (GPUs)—a key hardware component required for developing foundation models, large language models, and small language models—the government received nearly 18,500 GPUs in the first round of bidding and hopes to receive bids for another 15,000 in the second round. **ALSO READ: Gen AI single most transformative force of 2024: TCS' N Chandrasekaran** Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has also announced the government’s intent to help companies build a sovereign foundation model within the next 10 months. The development of the foundation model is also being undertaken under the IndiaAI Mission. “The Microsoft-Yotta partnership will give access to cutting-edge AI capabilities to all Indian enterprises and provide a significant boost to the nation’s AI ambitions,” the companies said. “This partnership is a key step towards India’s AI self-reliance and digital transformation, and we are excited to support Indian enterprises in their journey towards AI excellence with a full gamut of offerings. The combined strength of Microsoft’s services, backed by Yotta’s infrastructure, gives access to some of the best capabilities to support AI development in the country. It will make cutting-edge AI capabilities accessible to Indian enterprises of all sizes,” said Sunil Gupta, chief executive officer and co-founder, Yotta Data Services. ### Related Stocks - [MSFT.US - Microsoft](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | Upside Gold Reallocates Expanded Financing to Marketing, Exploration and U.S. Listing | Upside Gold Corp has announced an expanded financing plan following a successful $800,000 private placement, increasing | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276526729.md) | | Brewdog co-founder to plough millons into rescue bid for the struggling brewer | James Watt, co-founder of Brewdog, plans to invest £10m of his own money in a rescue bid for the struggling craft brewer | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276512447.md) | | ZAWYA-PRESSR: RAK Ports secures landmark investment from APT Global | RAK Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding with APT Global for a significant investment of approximately AED 50 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276524541.md) | | Kepler Capital Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on EDP Energias de Portugal (0OF7) | Kepler Capital analyst Jose Porta has reaffirmed a Buy rating on EDP Energias de Portugal, setting a price target of €5. | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276526522.md) | | 7 days until ticket prices rise for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | Super Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT, offering savings of up to $68 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276516270.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.